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The dark streaks in the 75-million-year-old rock that looked like feathers were joked about in the field, but it soon became clear to paleontologists that it was a significant find. The discovery of three fossils in Alberta, revealed Thursday, are the first feathered dinosaur specimens to be found in the Western Hemisphere. They show that ornithomimid dinosaurs, which resemble ostriches, had feathers.

As a quick, satisfying supper, not much beats spaghetti carbonara: it goes together in barely more time than it takes to boil pasta, it’s delicious and filling, and you might even have the spaghetti, eggs and bacon on hand.

From lawyer Laura Joy's sense of style to mentor extraordinaire Joe Sisco to outstanding volunteer Tom Awad, the spring issue of Boom! magazine is proof that life is indeed good after 50. Also inside: home styles, rocker Christian Vegh and his influences, murder they wrote, green pea salad with mint and goat cheese and more.